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Gold Coast, Queensland climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Gold Coast has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1266 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 175 mm while September barely receives 41 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsGold Coast climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 175 | 136 | 119 | 103 | 114 | 53 | 56 | 41 | 85 | 104 | 140 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 175 | 136 | 119 | 103 | 114 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 56 | 41 | 85 | 104 | 140 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.8 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Gold Coast Seaway, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.